Title :
Gain-flattened broadband Er3+-doped silica fibre amplifier with low noise characteristics
Author :
Yamada, M. ; Ono, H. ; Ohishi, Y.
Author_Institution :
NTT Opto-Electron. Labs., Ibaraki, Japan
fDate :
9/3/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors have developed a broadband silica-based EDFA with a wide flat amplification bandwidth of 66 nm, an average gain of 17 dB and a low noise figure of <5 dB, by employing a hybrid configuration and a gain equaliser
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; laser noise; silicon compounds; 17 dB; EDFA; SiO2:Er; average gain; flat amplification bandwidth; gain equaliser; gain-flattened fibre amplifier; hybrid configuration; low noise characteristics;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19981273
